Dereck vs Derrick

Side-by-side comparison of Dereck and Derrick — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Dereck

Boy name · Rank #664

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Name B

Derrick

Boy name · Rank #817

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Metric Dereck Derrick
Current Rank #664 #817
Total Births (all years) 7,900 145,055
Peak Year 2024 1980
Peak Year Births 412 4,135
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1949 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Dereck Derrick
1910ss — 11
1920ss — 12
1930ss — 57
1940ss 5 333
1950ss 196 6,177
1960ss 539 21,189
1970ss 780 32,862
1980ss 1,551 36,348
1990ss 1,146 23,984
2000ss 1,165 13,531
2010ss 1,361 8,557
2020ss 1,157 1,994

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dereck Derrick
2014 149 913
2015 129 835
2016 125 748
2017 145 701
2018 116 610
2019 104 580
2020 120 518
2021 131 458
2022 203 370
2023 291 343
2024 412 305

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1949–2024.

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